Lowliness
ταπείνωσιςStrong’s G5014tapeinōsis
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tapeinōsis is the Greek word usually translated “humiliation”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “humiliation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- humiliation 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- Philippians 1
- James 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 8:33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
- Philippians 3:21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
- James 1:10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
Greek dictionary
ταπείνωσις tapeinōsis · lowliness
ταπείνωσις, -εως, ἡ (ταπεινόω), [in LXX chiefly for עֳנִי ;] abasement, humiliation, low estate: Luk.1:48, Act.8:33" (LXX), Php.3:21, Jas.1:10 (Plat., Arist., and later writers).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lowliness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LOWLINESS, noun
[from lowly.]
- Freedom from pride; humility; humbleness of mind.“Walk - with all lowliness and meekness” Ephesians 4:2
- Meanness; want of dignity; abject state. [In this sense little used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.